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• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard to return from knee injury for Game 2 vs. Mavericks
LA Clippers All-Star power forward Kawhi Leonard will return in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night after missing the last eight games of the regular season and Sunday’s Game 1 due to right knee inflammation, coach Tyronn Lue said. “He’s done all the necessary things he has to do to get on the floor,” Lue said ahead of...2024Click for news about Kawhi Leonard
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• 2023-24 NBA Rookie Of The Year Finalists AnnouncedThe NBA announced the finalists for 2023-24 Rookie of the Year. The finalists are Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. Holmgren was drafted at the 2022 NBA Draft, but missed the entire 2022-23 due to a foot injury. Under NBA rules, any player who hasn't appeared in an NBA game is considered a rookie. Hol...2024Read about Chet Holmgren -
• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee injury
LA Clippers All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday due to right knee inflammation, Clippers coach Clippers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters before the game. Leonard last played on March 31 on the road against the Charlotte Hornets, missing the last eight games on the schedule. Leonard’s next opportunity t...2024Read about Kawhi Leonard
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• NBA announces punishment for Western Conference team for injury reporting violationAccording to the league, the team “failed to accurately disclose the availability status" of several players....2024 -
• Eastern and Western Conference play-in teams' odds to advance take hit with brutal injuriesTwo teams are on perilous ground as they get set to host play-in games on Friday night to determine the final playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences....2024 -
• Zion Williamson Out At Least Two Weeks With Left Hamstring StrainThe New Orleans Pelicans announced today that forward Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. An MRI taken this morning confirmed the injury. Williamson will be re-examined in approximately two weeks. The Pelicans will play the Sacramento Kings on Friday for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference....2024See more articles Zion Williamson -
• Zion Williamson Leaves Wednesday's Game Due To Left Middle Finger InjuryZion Williamson was unavailable down the stretch of his team's home loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Williamson injured the middle finger on his left hand late in the first half. The injury forced Williamson to leave the game early. Postgame, New Orleans head coach Willie Green confirmed the injury for Williamson. For his part, Williamson said he'd have the injury looked at on Thursday. "Ea...2024Check it out Zion Williamson
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• Zion Williamson Left Game Due To Left Middle Finger InjuryNew Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was unavailable down the stretch of his team's home loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Williamson injured the middle finger on his left hand late in the first half. The injury forced the Pelicans All-Star forward to leave the game early. Postgame, New Orleans head coach Willie Green confirmed the injury for Williamson. For his part, Williamson said...2024See more articles Zion Williamson
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• Kings’ Malik Monk Out 4-6 Weeks With Knee InjuryAccording to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk has suffered a sprained right MCL and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks. Monk, who was injured after Luka Doncic landed on his knee in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday (3/29), will likely need the Kings to advance in the Western Conference […] The post Kings’ Malik Monk Out...2024See more Adrian Wojnarowski -
• Malik Monk Out 4-6 Weeks Due To Sprained Right MCLThe Sacramento Kings are going to start their postseason run without one of their best players. Sixth Man of the Year contender Malik Monk will miss four-to-six weeks due to a sprained right MCL. Monk was injured early in the Kings loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. The veteran guard left in the first quarter and didn't return. The Kings also lost guard Kevin Huerter to season-ending shoulder...2024See also Malik Monk
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dealing With Quad InjuryOklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing through a quad injury. Gilgeous-Alexander said he was injured a week ago in a game against the Utah Jazz. "Yeah, little banged up in my quad. Happened in the Utah game," Gilgeous-Alexander said about the injury when asked about it after the Thunder's victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Oklahoma City head coach Mark Daigne...2024See more Shai Gilgeous Alexander -
• Poll: Final Western Conference Play-In Spot
Two weeks ago, when word broke that the Rockets would likely be without star center Alperen Sengun for the rest of the season due to injuries to his knee and ankle, it looked like we could safely pencil in the Western Conference’s 10 playoff and/or play-in teams. At that time, the No. 11 Rockets trailed […]...2024See also Alperen Sengun
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• LeBron James Out Tuesday Versus Bucks Due To Ankle SorenessLeBron James has been ruled out for the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a sore left ankle. James has been dealing with the injury for months. The Lakers are currently three games behind the Suns for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference....2024See more LeBron James -
• LeBron James Doubtful Tuesday Versus Bucks Due To Ankle SorenessLeBron James is doubtful for the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a sore left ankle. James has been dealing with the injury for months. The Lakers are currently three games behind the Suns for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference....2024See more LeBron James
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• Latest injury updates crush Lakers' chances of playoff successThe Lakers are ninth in the Western Conference. They've struggled for consistency all season, as their inability to control the defensive glass and develop an identity has ensured Darvin Ham's roster has hovered around the play-in tournament all season....2024Visit the page Darvin Ham -
• Wolves' Towns to have surgery on torn meniscusKarl-Anthony Towns will have surgery to repair his knee next week, and sources said he is expected back by early in the Western Conference playoffs....2024See more Karl Anthony -
• Karl-Anthony Towns To Undergo Surgery On Torn Meniscus, Expected To Return For PlayoffsKarl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus and will be reevaluated in a month. Towns is expected to return to game action early in the Western Conference playoffs. Towns had appeared in 60 of the Timberwolves first 62 games. He was a 2024 All-Star and averaging 22.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game....2024See also Karl Anthony -
• Report: Timberwolves Standout Karl-Anthony Towns Out With Knee InjuryThe Timberwolves are the No. 1 team in the Western Conference....2024 -
• Karl-Anthony Towns injury threatens to derail Timberwolves' seasonThe veteran big man has been vital to the Timberwolves' climb to the top of the Western Conference....2024See more Karl Anthony -
• Suns get worrisome injury update on All-Star guardThe Phoenix Suns are already in a difficult spot, holding the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and facing a brutal upcoming schedule. Fans in the desert learned on Monday that the team will now enter a stretch of play without All-Star guard Devin Booker, making their situation that much tougher....2024Continue with Phoenix Suns
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• Suns Notes: Ishbia, Beal, Nurkic, Durant, Booker
Suns owner Mat Ishbia said at the start of October that he felt Phoenix had the best team in the NBA. While injuries slowed down the Suns early in the season, they’ve won 13 of their last 17 games to move up to the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference at 32-22. Ishbia tells […]...2024See more articles Mat Ishbia
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• 10 Observations: Bulls nearly close 30-point gap on Kings, but fall shortThe Bulls hosted one of the best teams in the Western Conference in the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. They lost the game early but fought back late. Unfortunately, they couldn’t close the once 30-point deficit. Here are 10 observations from the game: — Earlier on Saturday, the Bulls announced Zach LaVine would undergo season-ending foot surgery that would leave him......2024Continue with Sacramento Kings
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• Mike Brown Calls De'Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis All-Star Snubs 'A Glaring Wrongdoing'Every year when the All-Star teams are announced in full, it's followed by a chorus of complaints about which players were snubbed. This year, a lot of that focus has been on the Sacramento Kings duo of De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. Kings coach Mike Brown joined the chorus to campaign for his two stars. "It's clear to anyone who watches the NBA and Kings basketball that De'Aaron and Domantas ...2024Read about Mike Brown -
• Pacific Notes: Warriors’ Lineup, Kerr, Bridges, Barnes
The Warriors dropped a little further in the Western Conference playoff race on Saturday, but coach Steve Kerr might have a lineup that’s capable of saving the season, writes Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Slater notes that Draymond Green has been outstanding since returning from his suspension and is no longer on a minutes restriction. […]...2024Read about Steve Kerr
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• LeBron James Out On Saturday Due To Left Ankle InjuryLeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers game at the Utah Jazz on Saturday due to a left ankle injury. The Lakers say James is suffering from left ankle peroneal tendinopathy. To this point, James has played in 36 of the Lakers first 39 games this season. This is after the star forward missed 27, 26 and 27 games over the past three seasons for Los Angeles. The Lakers go into Saturday night's ...2024See more articles LeBron James -
• Luka Doncic says people don’t think he’s strong but he has ‘some of the most powerful legs in the NBA’
Even though it hasn’t been an easy start of the campaign for the Mavericks, the Texan franchise have found versatility in their roster despite many injuries and now possess a 22-15 record. Luka Doncic believes that part of the reasons why Dallas now sit comfortably in the Western Conference’s 6th rank is due to their […] The post Luka Doncic says people don’t think he’...2024Check it out Luka Doncic
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• Former NBA player advises Kevin Durant to leave the Suns because they are ‘cursed’
A lot has been said about Phoenix this season, as they invested heavily in their roster during the summer and the expectations were off the roof. First they started off with two of their main stars Bradley Beal and Devin Booker struggling with injuries, and now that they are standing in the Western Conference’s 11th […] The post Former NBA player advises Kevin Durant to leave the Suns ...2023See more articles Kevin Durant
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• Ja Morant named Western Conference Player of the Week in first week backGrizzlies point guard Ja Morant, who had been suspended for the first 25 games of the 2023-24 season, has played three games since returning, and his recent performance was enough to win player of the week honors from December 18-December 24. Notably, the second overall pick in the 2019 draft had been suspended for a […] The post Ja Morant named Western Conference Player of the Week in first...2023 -
• Grizzlies’ Ja Morant named Western Conference Player of the Week in return from suspension
After leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a 3-0 showing in his first three games of the season, star guard Ja Morant earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors for Dec. 18 to 24, the NBA announced Tuesday. Morant averaged 28.0 points, 9.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game in wins over the New Orleans Pelicans, Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks. Memphis, 13th in the West at 9-19, won three str...2023See also Memphis Grizzlies
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• Morant named player of week fresh off suspensionJa Morant was named Western Conference player of the week fresh off his 25-game suspension, averaging 28.0 points, 9.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds this past week....2023
